Pied Heron

Order Ciconiiformes; Family Ardeidae (Herons & Egrets); Scientific name: Egretta picata; Formerly: Ardea picata; Common name: Pied Heron - Distribution in Australia: near coastal areas of tropical Australia from north-western Kimberley in Western Australia through the Top End of the Northern Territory to northern and north-eastern Queensland south to about Mackay - Distribution outside Australia: from southern Sulawesi, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea and some adjacent islands.